*WALLACE,
HENRY, 1836-1916. Papers of Henry Wallace, 1860-1924. 2.5 linear ft,
1 oversized folder.
First editor of Wallaces' Farmer. Arranged in broad subject
categories and then in chronological order. Available on microfilm
for use in repository, for interlibrary loan, and for purchase.
MsC180. (Finding
Aid)

WALLACE, HENRY AGARD,
1888-1965. Henry A. Wallace Papers, 1934-44. 168 ft.
Editor of Wallaces' Farmer 1921-1933; Secretary of
Agriculture, 1933-1940; Vice-President of the United States,
1941-1945; Secretary of Commerce, 1945-1946. Includes audio visual materials; clippings; an extensive collection of correspondence, including photocopies of the
microfilm edition of the originals in the Library of Congress,
Manuscript Division; government documents; personal papers; photographs; research materials, with an emphasis on agriculture, particularly corn, but including livestock, weather, strawberries, chickens, and gladioli; writings, and speeches. MsC177. (Finding Aid)

*WALLACE,
HENRY CANTWELL, 1866-1924. Papers of Henry C. Wallace, 1904-1930. 2.25
linear ft and 1 oversized scrapbook.
Second editor of Wallaces' Farmer; appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
by Warren Harding (1921-1924). Member of exec. committee of the Roosevelt
Memorial Association and of the International Committee of Young Men's Christian
Association. Arranged in broad subject categories. The correspondence arranged
in chronological order. MsC179. (Finding
Aid)

WALLACE, JAMES B. Papers
of James B. Wallace, 1933-1989. 0.5 linear ft.
Notebooks of a collector of children's books, artwork, and other
items by children's author Marguerite de Angeli.
MsC483. (Finding Aid)

WALSH CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY. Papers of the Walsh Construction Company,
1907-1952. .25 ft.
This small collection contains papers of the company started by Patrick
T. Walsh. These are mostly photocopies and photostats, and include information
on the Walsh Company, correspondence, and materials relating to their bid
to build the Panama Canal. MsC53. (Finding Aid)

WALTON, JOHN W. Account
Book of John W. Walton, 1858-1865. 1 v.
Record of expenditures for a farm located on Muscatine Island.
MsC51.

WALTON, JOSIAH
PROCTOR, 1826-1899. Meteorological observations, Muscatine, Iowa 1838-1909, 15 v.
Holograph forms and forms from the Smithsonian Institution and War Department.
Also includes United States War Department, Office of the Chief Signal Officer's monthly
summaries of voluntary observers' meteorological reports from various locations
in Iowa. MsC194. (Finding
Aid)

WANDREY, RALPH. Ralph Wandrey Papers. .25 ft.
Drafts with revisions about his book on World War II, Fighter Pilot. Also includes newspaper article.
Iowa Authors. MsC869. (Finding Aid)

*WARD, DONOVAN FREDERICK,
1904- . Papers of Donovan F. Ward, 1929-1980. 3 ft.
Dubuque, Iowa, surgeon. Subject files, articles, and speeches
relating in great part to his term as president of the American Medical Association.
MsC397. (Finding Aid)

Editorial assistant for the University of Iowa News and Information Service from 1952 until 1958, and administrative assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy from 1958 to 1979. Reports, writings, and news releases. RG 99.0143. (Finding Aid)

WELTY, SUSAN
FULTON, 1905--. Mss. 2 ft.
Born in Fairfield, Iowa, Welty took degrees at Parsons College and the University
of Utah. A teacher most of her life, this collection contains drafts of numerous
stories and articles, most on religious subjects. Iowa Authors Mss. MsC723. (Finding
Aid).

*WESTON, R., 1827--. Diaries of R. Weston, 1873,1878. 0.5 ft.
Railroad mechanic. Two diaries containing details about his daily
work in the shops of the C.B. &Q. and C.D. & M.
railroads, community news and gossip in Dubuque, Iowa, and personal
matters. MsC 117. (Finding
Aid)

WEZEMAN, FREDERICK, 1915-1981. Papers of Frederick Wezeman, 1947-1973. 0.75 ft.
Founding director of the University of Iowa School of Library Science (later renamed School of Library and Information Science). RG 99.0123. (Finding Aid)

WHITE FAMILY. White Family Papers, 1804-1902. .25 ft.
Consisting mostly of letters written home from three men, presumably brothers, in the Civil War -- John Howell White, George L. White, and Ned [White] -- this collecion also contains a deed for propertry acquired by John H. White in Ohio, official documents related to the mens' service in the Civil War, leaves from the family bible, and other documentation from the White family. The family was probably located in southeastern Iowa, near Mount Pleasant. MsC889. (Finding Aid)

WHITE, GRANT,
d.1960. Papers of Grant White, 1931-33.
Dispatches to the Des Moines Register describing the Cow War in Cedar
Co., Iowa, over the compulsory testing of cattle for tuberculosis. MsC46. (Finding
Aid)

WHITE,
HERVEY, 1886-1944. Papers of Hervey White, 5 ft.
Novelist (Quicksand, 1900, and others), founder of the artist's colonies
Byrdcliffe and Maverick, and editor of The Plowshare and The Wild
Hawk. Drafts and typescripts of 24 stories and chapters from an unpublished
autobiography. Iowa Authors Mss. MsC724. (Finding
Aid)

WHITNELL, FLORENCE ENSIGN. Diaries of Florence Ensign Whitnell, 1913-1930. .5 ft.
Diaries of an upper middle class woman with family in New Hartford, Iowa who spends her winters in Florida and her summers in Canada. MsC935. (Finding Aid)

WILDER, GENE,
1933-. Papers of Gene Wilder, 1961-2000. 5 ft.Actor, film star, writer, director and producer, University of Iowa alumnus
(1955). The Wilder papers include scripts and drafts of scripts, contracts and
related papers, and a group of photographs. MsC 526. (Finding
Aid).

WILKERSON, JESSE SKINNER. Jesse Wilkerson Civil War Letters, January-July 1865. .25 ft
Letters, mostly between Jesse Wilkerson and his wife Sarahett, who was left behind in Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa to take care of the farm.
MsC926 (Finding Aid)

*WILLITS,
EARL M. Papers of Earl M. Willits, 1970-1979. 3 ft.
Iowa State Legislator. Subject files and correspondence relating
to his service in the legislature and in the Iowa Attorney General's
office. MsC390. (Finding Aid)

*WILLSON,
MEREDITH, 1902-1984. Papers of Meredith Willson, 1948-1957. 0.5 ft.
Writer, musician, composer, and lyricist, best known for The Music Man.
Manuscript drafts from his books, a script from The Music Man, and sheet
music. Iowa Authors Mss. MsC731. (Finding
Aid)

WILSON, CLARA. Clara Wilson Letters, 1866-1894. .25 ft.
Thirty letters to one of the settlers of Algona, Iowa. Most of the letters are from her husband, J. J. Wilson, who was a businessman in Algona, owning a lumberyard and later a flour mill. J. J. Wilson was mayor of Algona during the years between 1876 and 1882 and served two terms in the state legislature. The letters are mostly about locating in Algona and their daughter's health. MsC856 (Finding Aid)

WILSON, SUE ANN
The papers of Sue Ann Wilson include clippings from the St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, writings, correspondence regarding a possible theatre publication in the Ladies’ Home Journal, and a scrapbook for promotional materials from the WPA Federal Theatre Project. MsC950. (Finding Aid)

*WINSLOW,
EDWARD FRANCIS, 1837-1914. Papers of Edward F. Winslow, 1862-1917. 300
items.
Civil War soldier and railroad builder. Memoirs, correspondence, clippings,
and reports relating to his service with the 4th Iowa Cavalry during the Civil
War. Also includes reports and papers about the Battle of Brice's Crossroads.
MsC424. (Finding Aid)

*WOLF, LEONARD
GEORGE, 1925-1970. Papers of Leonard G. Wolf, 1956-1960. 0.5 ft.
U.S. Representative from Iowa and Agency for International Development official.
Correspondence, bills and resolutions, newsletters and press releases all related
to his one term in Congress. MsC151. (Finding
Aid)

Collection of amateur publications arising primarily from the feminist riot grrrl movement of the 1990s, together with numerous zines documenting various independent/underground music scenes. MsC 878. (Finding Aid)

*WOOD, GRANT, 1891-1942. Papers of Grant Wood. 6.5 ft.

Professor of art, University of Iowa, from 1934 until his death in 1942. Regionalist painting style. Articles, exhibit brochures, correspondence, and photographs. RG99.0033. (Finding Aid)

* WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION. IOWA. Records of the United States Works
Projects Administration. Iowa, 1935-1943. 6 ft.
Project records for public service employment in Jefferson and Van Buren Counties
in Iowa. MsC 447. (Finding
Aid)